Drafting Contracts How and Why Lawyers Do What They Do

Name: Drafting Contracts How and Why Lawyers Do What They Do
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ISBN: 9780735563391

ISBN-10: 073556339X

ISBN-13: 9780735563391

Edition: 2007

Authors: Tina L. Stark

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Many great features ensure the value and reliability of this text: - Emphasizes the nexus between the business deal and the contract, throughout: i. PART 1 introduces the building blocks of contracts and teaches the analytic skill of "translating the business deal into contract concepts" so that students learn how and why a drafter chooses a specific contract concept ii. PART 2 sets out the framework of an agreement and works through it from the preamble to the signature lines, discussing the business, legal, and drafting issues of a contract iii. PART 3 turns to drafting rules for good writing and to techniques for enhancing clarity and avoiding ambiguity iv. PART 4 details how to look…

Book details

List price: $80.00
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Wolters Kluwer Law & Business
Publication date: 6/7/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 461
Size: 8.25" wide x 10.75" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 2.530
Language: English



Preface



Translating the Business Deal into Contract Concepts


A Few Words about Contract Drafting and This Book


The Building Blocks of Contracts: The Seven Contract Concepts


Translating the Business Deal into Contract Concepts: Part 1 (Representations and Warranties & Covenants and Rights)


Translating the Business Deal into Contract Concepts: Part 2 (Conditions, Discretionary Authority, and Declarations)



Drafting a Contract's Parts


A Contract's Parts


The Introductory Provisions: Preamble, Recitals, and Words of Agreement


Definitions and Defined Terms


Action Sections


Representations and Warranties


Covenants and Rights


Conditions to an Obligation


Discretionary Authority and Declarations


Will and Shall


Drafting the Contract Concepts: A Summary Chart


Endgame Provisions


General Provisions


Signature Lines



Drafting Clearly and Unambiguously


Legalese


Clarity through Format


Clarity through Sentence Structure


Ambiguity


Numbers and Financial Provisions


A Potpourri of Other Drafting Considerations


Deconstructing Complex Provisions



Drafting from the Client's Perspective


Adding Value to the Deals



Putting a Contract Together


Organizing a Contract and Its Provisions


The Drafting Process


How to Review and Comment on a Contract


Amendments, Consents, and Waivers



Drafting Ethically


Ethical Issues in Drafting



Other Drafting Materials


Additional Exercises


Appendices